Bareilly

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Bareilly
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 28° 21′ 0″ N, 79° 25′ 12″ E
Altitude: 166 m (545 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Bareilly
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway

Bareilly, or Bareli, is a city and district of British India in the Bareilly or Rohilkhand division of the United Provinces. The city is situated on the Ramganga river, 812 m. N.W. from Calcutta by rail.

Bareilly was an important junction on the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway and a terminus for the metre gauge lines of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India and Rohilkund and Kumaon Railways.

History

Battle of Bareilly 1858

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